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In Remembrance of
Dennis Patrick O'Reilly

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Date of birth: 13th August 1921
Place of birth: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Parents: Patrick and Beatrice O Reilly
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: P/KX 113104
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Dennis was born 13th August 1921 in Eastbourne, Sussex to parents Patrick and Beatrice O'Reilly. The family later lived in Senghenydd, Glamorgan, Wales. He was 19 years old at the time of his loss.



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Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

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Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England

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The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)





Dennis's name is in Column 2 of Panel 56.





Detail of Dennis's name.





Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
His nephew, Dennis O'Reilly (photo & infomation, August 2003)